August 22, 2019

Ebola response: Antonio Guterres expected on August 31 in North Kivu

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected at the end of this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a 72-hour visit. The boss of Monusco will begin his journey by the North Kivu province where he will talk with the survivors of the Ebola outbreak and the medical staff before meeting Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa.

This is what the spokesman of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stéphane Dujarric, announced during a press briefing at the UN headquarters, Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

The Secretary-General will take advantage of his stay to evaluate the application of Monusco's mandate on the protection of civilians in the east of the country where most of the troops of this mission are based.

According to some observers, this UN Secretary General's visit will undoubtedly mark another turning point in the response to Ebola. Since it was declared in August 2018, Ebola virus disease has killed more than 1,600 people in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected at the end of this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a 72-hour visit. The boss of Monusco will begin his journey by the North Kivu province where he will talk with the survivors of the Ebola outbreak and the medical staff before meeting Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa.

This is what the spokesman of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stéphane Dujarric, announced during a press briefing at the UN headquarters, Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

The Secretary-General will take advantage of his stay to evaluate the application of Monusco's mandate on the protection of civilians in the east of the country where most of the troops of this mission are based.

According to some observers, this UN Secretary General's visit will undoubtedly mark another turning point in the response to Ebola. Since it was declared in August 2018, Ebola virus disease has killed more than 1,600 people in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.